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US 5,665,732 AGranted
Indazole derivatives
AssigneeMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
InventorsRaymond Baker, Janusz Jozef Kulagowski, Paul David Leeson, Adrian Leonard Smith
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Abstract
A class of chemical compounds comprising a 1-H-indazole moiety and a substituted heterocyclic moiety, linked via the 3-position of the indazole moiety by a methylene group, are ligands for dopamine receptor subtypes within the body and are therefore useful in the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of the dopamine system, in particular schizophrenia. In formula (I) R represents hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl, Q represents a moiety of formula Qa, Qb, or Qc. ##STR1##
Claims8
A compound of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof:
- ##STR12## wherein R represents hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl;
- Q represents a moiety of formula Qa, Qb or Qc:
- ##STR13## in which the broken line represents an optional chemical bond;
- R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, or an optionally substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, C.sub.2-6 alkynyl, C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl(C.sub.1-6)alkyl, aryl, aryl(C.sub.1-6)alkyl, aryl(C.sub.1-6)alkoxy, aryl(C.sub.2-6)alkenyl, aryl(C.sub.2-6)alkynyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl(C.sub.1-6)alkyl, heteroaryl(C.sub.2-6)alkenyl or heteroaryl(C.sub.2-6)alkynyl group;
- R.sup.2 represents an optionally substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, C.sub.2-6 alkynyl, C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl(C.sub.1-6)alkyl, aryl, aryl(C.sub.1-6)alkyl, aryl(C.sub.1-6)alkoxy, aryl(C.sub.2-6)alkenyl, aryl(C.sub.2-6)alkynyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl(C.sub.1-6)alkyl, heteroaryl(C.sub.2-6)alkenyl or heteroaryl(C.sub.2-6)alkynyl group;
- R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 independently represent hydrogen, hydrocarbon, a heterocyclic group, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, --OR.sup.a, --SR.sup.a, --SOR.sup.a, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.a, --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.a R.sup.b, --NR.sup.a R.sup.b, --NR.sup.a COR.sup.b, --NR.sup.a CO.sub.2 R.sup.b, --COR.sup.a, --CO.sub.2 R.sup.1 or --CONR.sup.a R.sup.b ;
- Z represents --CH.sub.2 -- or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --;
- R.sup.6 represents hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy, aryl(C.sub.1-6)alkyl or halogen;
- and
- R.sup.a and R.sup.b independently represent hydrogen, hydrocarbon or a heterocyclic group.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.